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Data Communication Flashcards

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The process of transferring digital information (data) between two or more points

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Data Communications

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Defined as information that has been processed

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Data

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It is referring to knowledge or intelligence

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Information

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It a standards body under ITU. It is the primary organization for developing standards on telephone and data communications systems among participating governments

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Comite Consultatif International Telegraphique or

Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony (CCITT)

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Group of the CCITT that addresses the regulatory aspects of international communications including telegraph operations, telex service, tariffs, public networks and many aspects o telephony

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Study Group A

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Group of the CCITT that concentrates its efforts on telegraph transmission, equipment specifications and telegraph signaling

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Study Group B

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Group of CCITT that studies international telephone operations

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Study Group C

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Group of CCITT that addresses problems relating to international data transmission service and international data networks

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Study Group D

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A voluntary organization consisting of national standards committees of each member country

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International Standards Organization (ISO)

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A voluntary standards body in the US and is a member of the ISO

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American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

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A national trade association which is very influential in developing standards in North American Countries

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Electronic Industries Association (EIA)

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A US professional organization of electrical, electronics and computer engineers

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE)

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Type of Connection Combination used in data communication system

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DTE and DCE combination

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A general term that describes the interface equipment used at the stations to adapt the digital signals from the computers and terminals to a format more suitable for transmission

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Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)

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A terminal that is old form of DTE that was invented to replace the Morse telegrapher

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Teleprinter

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A terminal that is known as video displace terminal (VDT) was developed as an alternative to teleprinter terminals

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Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Terminal

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Classifications of CRT terminal that are teletype compatible and offer a limited number of functions

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Dumb Terminals

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Classifications of CRT terminal that offer enhanced functions such as editing and formatted data entry

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Smart Terminals

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Classifications of CRT terminal that feature software support

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Intelligent or user-programmable terminals

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A terminal that replaces most teleprinters and CRT terminals as the terminal of choice as a standard terminal

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PC Terminal

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A general term that describes the equipment that converts digital signals to analog signals and interfaces the data terminal equipment to analog transmission medium

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Data Communications Equipment (DCE)

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22
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A facility that connects two points together

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Transmission Channel

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It identifies how various stations within the network are interconnected

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Topology

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Types of Network Topology

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Ring
Mesh
Star
Line
Tree
Bus
Fully Connected
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A network topology could be configured for traffic to flow in one direction or in both directions

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Ring Topology

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A network topology that every node in the network is connected to each other by transmission facilities

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Mesh Topology

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A network topology that is very economical when traffic relations are comparatively low but inefficient particularly when traffic intensities grow

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Star Topology

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It is so called the full mesh topology

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Fully Connected Topology

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A network topology that there is a common line to which several nodes can connect

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Bus Topology

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A network topology that is an extension of the bus structure with branches

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Tree Topology

31
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Two Configurations of Data Communications Networks

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Point-to-point

Multipoint

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A circuit connection considered most elemental in data connectivity

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Point-to-point

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A circuit connection that the main station is commonly a CPU and the outstations are workstations

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Multipoint

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Four Transmission Modes in Data Communications

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Simplex
Half-duplex
Full-duplex
Full/Full Duplex

35
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Type of data transmission that transmits one way only (unidirectional)

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Simplex Mode

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Type of data transmission that transmits in both directions but not simultaneous

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Half-duplex Mode

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Type of data transmission that transmits in both directions simultaneously but only between two statios

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Full-duplex Mode

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Type of data transmission that transmits in both directions simultaneously between several stations

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Full/Full-duplex Mode

39
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Three types of Switching Concepts

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Circuit Switching
Message Switching
Packet Switching

40
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A type of switching used for making a standard telephone call on the public telephone network

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Circuit Switching

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A type of switching that follows “store-and-forward” switching which the data including source and destination identification codes are transmitted into the network and stored in a switch

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Message Switching

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A type of switching that follows “hold-and-forward” switching which the data is divided into smaller segments called packets prior to transmission through the network

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Packet Switching

43
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Three common codes used in data communications

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Baudot Code
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)

44
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It is a 5-bit character code used primarily for low-speed teletype equipments

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Baudot Code

45
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This code is adopted in the US in 1963 to standardize data communications code in America. It contains 7 bits in a character equivalent to 128 code combinations

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ASCII Code

46
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This code is the true 8-bit character code developed by IBM

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EBCDIC Code

47
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Two important aspects in data transmission error control

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Detection

Correction

48
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The process of monitoring the received data and determining when a transmission error has occured

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Error Detection

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Type of Error Detection Schemes

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Redundancy
Exact-Count Encoding
Parity
Vertical Redundancy Checking (VRC)
Horizontal or Longitudinal Redundancy Checking (HRC or LRC)
Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
50
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It involves transmitting each character twice if the same character is not received twice in succession, a transmission error has occured

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Redundancy

51
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The number of 1’s in each character is the same to determine if a transmission error has occured

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Exact-Count Encoding

52
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The simplest error detection scheme used in data communications systems and is used in both vertical and horizontal redundancy checking

53
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Two modes of Parity error detection

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Odd Parity

Even Parity

54
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An error detection scheme that uses parity to determine if a transmission error has occurred within a character (Character Parity)

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Vertical Redundancy Checking (VRC)

55
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An error detection scheme that uses a parity to determine if a transmission error has occurred in a message (Message Parity)

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Horizontal or Longitudinal Redundancy Checking (HRC or LRC)

56
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The most reliable scheme for error detection capable of detecting 99.95% of all transmission errors

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Cyclic Redundancy Checking (CRC)

57
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Type of Error Correction Schemes

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Symbol Substitution
Re-transmission
Forward Error Correction (FEC)

58
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It is designed to be used in a human environment

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Symbol Substitution

59
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It is often called “ARQ” or automatic request for re-transmission

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Re-transmission

60
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The only error correction scheme that actually detects and corrects transmission errors at the receive end without calling for re-transmission

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Forward Error Correction

61
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A popular FEC code was developed by R. W. Hamming

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Hamming Code

62
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Formula for Hamming Code

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2ⁿ ≥ m + n +1
n = number of Hamming Bits
m = number of bits in the data character

63
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The operation or activity of two or more things at the same time or rate

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Synchronization

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Common types of synchronization techniques

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Bit or Clock Synchronization

Character Synchronization

65
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Synchronization that is achieved through a receive clock signal which is coincident with the received serial data stream

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Bit or Clock Synchronization

66
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Synchronization that is accomplished by recognizing one or two phasing characters often called SYN or sync characters

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Character Synchronization

67
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A start-stop transmission that each data is framed between a start and stop bits

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Asynchronous Transmission

68
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Formula for h-factor of an FSK modulator of Asynchronous modem

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h= | fₘ - fₛ | / fb
fₘ = mark (logic 1) frequency (Hz)
fₛ = space (logic 0) frequency (Hz)
fb = input bit rate (bps)
69
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A unique synchronizing character called the SYN characters is transmistted at the beginning of the message

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Synchronous Transmission

70
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SYN characters are inserted in the transmitted data stream to ensure character synchronization throughout the message

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Message Synchronization

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